I went to the motorcycle shops to get some info yesterday and got some hopeful news. I was talking to the guys at the Harley shop (biggest mc repair shop in Melbourne), and asked them about apprenticeships. They told me to bring in my resume and they'd pass it on to the right people. Abby's printing my resume out at work today and I'm meeting her for lunch to pick it up then go drop it off. The shop also has a big section in the back with LOTS of old bikes. There was a 1968 BSA 650 that would make you cream your jeans, heaps of old Triumphs, some real neat old Harleys (even some old Army ones), cool old Nortons, and even a few Hondas. They had one sohc4 cb750 with the gold paint job that looked real nice. They said it was a 72, but the VIN plate was gone off the neck so it only had the number stamped on the frame. The paint job had to have been a resto but was nicely done. The engine needs to be cleaned up. It's not covered in grease, but it's not pretty. They're asking $10,000 for it! It looked nice, but damn! The cheapest bike in the lot was a 72 or 73 cb450 dohc twin for a little more than 6k. I may go get some pics later when I drop off my resume. Good luck on your 350 projects guys! I'm missing our rides.
